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HEMATOPOIETIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells

Example:

hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow

Synonyms:

haematogenic; haematopoietic; haemopoietic; hematogenic; hematopoietic; hemopoietic

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hematopoiesis (the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow))

Derivation:

hematopoiesis (the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow))

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 Context examples: 

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a tumor suppressor role in a broad variety of carcinomas, hematopoietic cancers and other cancers.

(MIRLET7A1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell that can only differentiate to a particular type of cells (e.g. hematopoietic cells or epithelial cells). —2005

(Multipotent Stem Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

These are most often associated with the uterine mucosa and the ovary as well as the hematopoietic system and elsewhere.

(Murine Stromal Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in hematopoietic cell proliferation and development.

(MYB Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes Myb proto-oncogene protein, plays a role in both the modulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II and differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells.

(MYB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Cytogenetic aberrations in the gene are involved in cellular transformation and are associated with a variety of hematopoietic tumors, leukemias and lymphomas.

(MYC Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Reactive cause for increased numbers of nonlymphoid hematopoietic cells should be considered.

(Mouse Myeloid Proliferation, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

The hematopoietic process that refers to the production of myelocytes.

(Myelopoiesis, NCI Thesaurus)

May also refer to certain types of hematopoietic (blood-forming) cells found in the bone marrow.

(Myeloid, NCI Dictionary)

A hematopoietic growth factor with activity on mature and immature hematopoietic progenitor cells.

(Ancestim, NCI Thesaurus)